{"id":2666,"date":"2020-09-18T09:41:32","date_gmt":"2020-09-18T15:41:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wellbriety.com\/?p=2666"},"modified":"2020-09-18T09:48:27","modified_gmt":"2020-09-18T15:48:27","slug":"your-vote-matters-campaign-communication-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wellbriety.com\/wellbriety\/your-vote-matters-campaign-communication-4\/","title":{"rendered":"Your Vote Matters Campaign – Communication #4"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Over the next few months, The Wellbriety Movement will be providing some communications around the importance of registering to vote!\u00a0 Every vote counts<\/strong><\/span>! Remember there is power in numbers. When we vote and get our family members to vote, we can impact outcomes and change the debate. Below we have provided some information on Native Candidates that are running for office. It is important to see how and who in our community is paving the road for Native voices.<\/p>\n

A record number of Nativ<\/strong>e American women are running for congressional office in 2020. <\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

There are 18 women congressional candidates in 2020 who identify as Native American alone or Native American in combination with other races, 15 Native American women candidates for the U.S. House and 3 Native American women for the U.S. Senate. This number includes those who may have already lost their primary elections. \u00a0This is the largest number of Native American women who have run for the House or Senate, overall and in both parties, in any single election cycle.<\/p>\n

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Indian Country Today<\/a> brings us the most updated information on Native candidates across the country.\u00a0\u00a0Updated on Aug. 10, 2020:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Arizona had 11 Native candidates:<\/p>\n